This bill requires the National Security Agency (NSA) to have access to business records, telephone call records, and other tangible things collected under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) prior to November 29, 2015, in the same manner and for the same purposes for which the NSA had access to such records prior to such date (thereby allowing the NSA to access such records in the same manner as prior to the effective date of amendments made by the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015).

The NSA must maintain such records for five years after they are acquired.

The NSA's authority to access such business records under this Act shall be in effect for five years after enactment of this Act.

The bill amends the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, and the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to make permanent expiring FISA provisions concerning: (1) roving electronic surveillance orders, (2) a revised definition of "agent of a foreign power" that includes any non-U.S. persons who engage in international terrorism or preparatory activities (commonly referred to as the "lone wolf" provision), and (3) authority for the Department of Justice and the Director of National Intelligence to authorize the targeting of non-U.S. persons located outside the United States to acquire foreign intelligence information.

The federal criminal code is amended to: (1) return procedures for the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI's) access to toll and transactional records to how they operated prior to the USA FREEDOM Act in order to allow the FBI (without using a term that specifically identifies a person, entity, telephone, or account) to request the name, address, length of service, and local and long distance toll billing records of a person or entity if the FBI certifies to the wire or electronic communication service provider that such information is relevant to an authorized investigation to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities; and (2) add electronic communications transactional records as information that the FBI may request under such certification procedures.

]]>2015-12-1600Introduced in House2016-01-07T23:24:26ZIntroduced in House2015-12-16T05:00:00Z4270Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4]RP0006024MikePompeo2022P0006027952KSBusiness recordsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationGovernment information and archivesIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationTelephone and wireless communicationTerrorismArmed Forces and National Security[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 183 (Wednesday, December 16, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POMPEO:H.R. 4270.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H9375]]]>hsju002015-12-16T14:01:35ZReferred toStandingHousehsju082016-01-15T15:58:36ZReferred toCrime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations SubcommitteeJudiciary Committeehlig002015-12-16T14:01:40ZReferred toSelectHouseIntelligence (Permanent Select) Committee114CRSRelated bill2015-06-02Became Public Law No: 114-23.USA FREEDOM Act of 20152048HR114CRSRelated bill2015-11-17Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Liberty Through Strength Act2295S114CRSIdentical bill2015-12-02Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Liberty Through Strength Act II2344S2016-01-15Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommitteehsju081House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.CommitteeH111002House floor actionsIntelligence (Permanent Select) Committeehlig00Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.2015-12-16IntroReferralH111002House floor actionsJudiciary Committeehsju00Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.2015-12-16IntroReferralH11100-A9Library of CongressReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.2015-12-16IntroReferralIntro-H9Library of CongressIntroduced in House2015-12-16IntroReferral10009Library of CongressIntroduced in House2015-12-16IntroReferral121116Liberty Through Strength Act IIShort Titles as IntroducedTo provide authority for access to certain business records collected under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 prior to November 29, 2015, to make the authority for roving surveillance, the authority to treat individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, and title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 permanent, and to modify the certification requirements for access to telephone toll and transactional records by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes.Official Title as IntroducedLiberty Through Strength Act IIDisplay TitleArmed Forces and National SecurityLiberty Through Strength Act II114Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.2016-01-152015-12-162018-02-02T21:29:56ZHR1.0.0Housetext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.